Deck marker



p H. T. c. ROSENLUND v 2,358,596

DECK MARKER Filed May '7, 1942 INVENTOR. HHRHL 0 7. C. ROSE/VL U/VD BY-L TTORNEY manipulated;

Patented Sept. 19, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIQE DECK marten HaraldTL Ci Rosenlund ,=New'Yerk, Applicatfoli'm'ay 7'; 1942 ,-Si"il 4425043(Cl. til -I2)- This invention is an appliance for marking stripes on thedecks of ships or on the floors of factories, arsenals, naval trainingstations, and other buildings.

Heretofore where stripes have been" required in such environs, it hasbeen thecommonxp'ractice to use chalk lines in order to determine thelateral edges of the stripe desired, then manually paint along the chalklines to form the margin of the finished stripe and to finally fill inbetween these marginal lines with a. brush to complete the Work. Thisprocedure is arduous and time consuming and the object of the presentinvention is to provide 'a device which will eli'ri'iiiia'te'practically all of this manual labor; and permit the marking of finishedstripes in but a small fraction of the time heretofore required;

Generally speaking, the apparatus of the present invention comprises a;holder having asso: ciated therewith a handle wherelify' it" may be Onthe holder is mounted a bracket in which a felt roller is supported forrotation and the weight of the holder is carried on'the felt roller asthe same is caused to roll along the floor. The holder is constructed todeta'chably receive a can containing a marking fluid and such can has anoutlet cock extending into close proximity with the felt roller, wherebycontrolled quantities of the liquid can be fed to the roller. Both theroller and can may be readily demounted from the holderand' another canand roller substituted when fluids of difierent colors are desired. Theinvention is simple in construction, economical to manufacture and ofhigh efiiciency in operation.

Features of the invention, other thanthose adverted to, will be apparentfrom the herein} after detailed description and claims, when read inconjunction with the accompanying drawing.

The drawing illustrates different practioalsembodiments of' theinvention, but the constructions therein shown are to be understood asillustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of'the invention. 7 7

Figure 1' is a perspective view showingthe preferred form of the presentinvention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a bracket which serves tomount theliquid applying.- roller on the holderr V Figure 3" is a centrallongitudinal section through the liquid applying roller. p 4

Figure 4 is a fragmental perspective view of: a: modified form ofconstruction,

Referring to the drawing l designates a holder which may be convenientlyconstructed from sheet metal. It is" in the form of a" receptacle havingan open top; a*- closed bottom, and four side wall's; one wall of whichis provided" with a vertical slot-2; Oh" th'eu'n'der side of the holderis mounted a" bracket 3' shown in detail in Figure 2; bracket comprisesa plate 4', perforate'd at' 5,.so that theplate may be riveted to thebottom of the" older I and integral with this plate are parallel arms6,. perforatednear their free ends, at T; r H Between the arms 6 isrotatably mounted a liquid applying roller 8 shown in section in-Figure' 3. This roller is made up of aplurality of face abutting" feltdisks 8a which-are cut on a skew. These disks" are placed in faceabutting relation and" have central al'ined holes through which issuccessively passed a tubular bushing {and the ends of thebushingarespun outward= 15; at l0- over washers ll to tightly clamp thedisks in tight face abutting-relation; so that the dim are", from anabsorptive stand-point; substantially homogeneous.

The reason for forming these disks on a skew is so as'to precludethe-showing oflines on the printed" stripe If the lines between thedisks" are. wholly .in parallel planes; there is a tendency the useofsome marking fluids-toshow these" joints, but where the disks arepositioned as'illustrated no such -marking is apparent and the resultingstripe isuniform throughout. The felt employed. in the fabricationofthe" disks 8w be of wool; cotton'or any other suitable material whichhas: a high absorption power'and through which marking fluid, fecl tothe roller; Will'- be uniformly dispersed The roller; assembled asshownin Figure 3, is positioned" between the: arms ii of the bracketan'da pin M extends through the b'ushin'g- 9' of the roll and through:the perforations 1 of the arms and is provided with-a head 'at one'endand a cotter pin I 5 atthe other'toremovably hold ituinpositi ni- TheIiiajrkihg fiuid'forthe roller is' adapted' to becontained a can I?which may conveniently have a" screw cap-- 1 3% This canis of a site andshape to readily fit into" the'h'old'er' I as best hown Figure-- 1, andnear the bottom of the canisa valved feed'c'ock' ffi'extehclirigiiritoclose proximitylie-theperiphery'ofthe roller; Through themanipulation-of the valve IT the amount of marking fluid fed; to the"rollern'iay be readily controlled and When-no feed isdesired',..it-maybe shut oil" by turning of the valve IT. The can I2 isof a size to fit snugly into th holder which,

- to the bracket.

being of sheet metal, is somewhat resilient. Thus the can is gripped andrattling is avoided.

The holder is provided with a suitable handle whereby it may bemanipulated. For some uses it may be desirable to have one side of theholder facing the operator, while in other cases, the opposite side willbe preferable. Provision is therefore made in the showing of the drawingfor manipulation of the holder from either side, at the option 'of theoperator. Thus, I mount on the back wall of the holder, opposite theslot 2, a handle socket I8 which may be in the form of a tube welded tothe exterior of such back wall at an appropriate angle so that a handleI9 of any desired length may be readily introduced into and tightly fitwithin the, socket. At the opposite side of the holder is an additionalhandle socket l8a rigidly mounted upon a socket plate 20. This socketplate is secured by a pivot 2| at one side of the slot 2 and is p videdin its periphery with a notch 22 adapted to normally straddle a pin 23at the opposite side of the slot. A wing nut 24 may be screwed upon thepin 23 so asto lock the socket plate in normal position. When the wingnut is released, the plate may be swung into the dotted line position soas to free the slot 2 and permit the can to be removed from or replacedin th holder.

It will be understood that the handl l9 may be transferred from thehandle socket l8 to the handle socket l8a, and vice versa, according tothe desire of the operator. The provision for the two modes of operationis illustrated in Figure 1, although either one or the other may beomitted from the commercial structure.

In Figure 4 I have shown an alternate form of construction which willprovide for revers ability of the handle without its removaL' In thisform of the invention, the holder 1 is provided at its opposite sideswith pivot pins 25 to which are pivotally secured a bail 26 carrying ahandle socket 21 in which the handle I9 is adapted to be secured. Thisbail may be swung about the pivots 25 into cooperation with either setof stops 28, 28 or 29, 29, dependin upon the way in which the operatordesires to employ the device, and said bail may be locked in eitherposition by means of wing nuts 30 associated with the pins 25. V

In practically employing the present invention I preferably use inks orstains of various colors contained in cans such as the can 12. Accordingto the marking desired a can containing fluid of the appropriate coloris introduced into the holder and a new felt roller, or one which hasbeen used with the same color as before, is secured Thereafter thoperator simply grasps the handle l9, and with the roller 8 resting onthe surface to be marked, moves the device along such surface with theroller in contact therewith. Meanwhile, marking fluid, fed through thefeed cock l6, saturates the roller and is transferred thereby to suchsurface, leaving thereon a clear stripe which, because of the characterof the marking fluid employed dries immediately upon application,leaving a clear and distinct stripe. By employing a bracket as shown,the edge of the bracket maybe caused to move along a straight edge, suchas a board or guide of any appropriate material laid upon the surfaceand in this way the stripe may be, in effect, ruled according to theshape that may be desired.

The invention has filled a long felt want in the estate;

United States Navy for various deck marking purposes and in this use along handle is employed, so that the operator may manipulate the devicewhile he is in standing and walking positions. In the employment of thisdevice, it is possible now to do in a fraction of an hour work which,under the prior practice, has required the labor of several men aplurality of days.

The foregoing detailed description sets forth the invention in itspreferredpractical form, but the invention is to be understood as fullycommensurate with the appended claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A deck marker comprising a sheet metal holder in the form of areceptacle having an open top and a closed bottom and four closed sidewalls, one of which is provided with a vertical slot therein, a can formarking fluid positioned in the holder and provided near its bottom witha valved outlet extending through said slot, a marking roller mounted onthe holder for rotation in a position beneath the valved outlet andadapted to roll upon the surface to be marked, and an operating handleon said holder.

2. A deck marker comprising a sheet metal holder in the form of areceptacle having an open top and a closed bottom and four closed sidewalls, one of which is provided with a vertical slot therein, a can formarking fluid positioned in the holder and provided near its bottom witha valved outlet extending through said slot, a marking roller mounted onthe holder for rotation in a position beneath the valved outlet andadapted to roll upon the surface to be marked, a socket plate secured tothe slotted wall of the holder at one side of the slot and carrying ahandle socket, a handle in said socket, and means for locking the socketplate in a position to bridge the slot with the handle in normallyoperative position, said locking means being releasable to permit thesocket plate to be moved away from the slot in order that said can maybe removed from or replaced in the holder,

' 3. A deck marker comprising a sheet metal holder in the form of areceptacle having an open top and a closed bottom and four closed sidewalls, one of which is provided with a vertical slot therein, a can formarking fluid positioned in the holder and provided near its bottom witha valved outlet extending through said slot, a marking roller mounted onthe holder for rotation in a position beneath the valved outlet andadapted to roll upon the surface to be marked, a bail straddling theholder and pivoted to the opposite sides thereof, a handle on said bail,stops on the holder to limit movement of the bail to opposite terminalpositions, and means for locking said bail in the desired position.-

4. A deck marker comprising an upright receptacle having an open top andconstituting the body portion of the marker, a fork directly mounted onsaid receptacle and carrying a marking roller adapted to support thereceptacle from the surface to be marked, a handle also secured to saidreceptacle to guide the receptacle and cause the marking roller totraverse such surface, and a can for containing liquid, said can beingseated in the receptacle through the open top of the latter and havingan outlet cock extending into proximity with and above said markingroller.

HARALD T. C. ROSENLUND.

